October 9, 2018

Prioritise cash-flow and productivity in October Budget

Prioritise cash-flow and productivity in October Budget

There are less than three weeks until Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivers his 2018 Budget on 29th October, with industry […]

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October 4, 2018

Five things we learnt at party conferences

Five things we learnt at party conferences

As the 2018 party conference season draws to a close, ADS reflects on the key themes and discussions over the past three […]

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October 3, 2018

Latest on No Deal planning by EASA

Latest on No Deal planning by EASA

EASA notification for UK organisations to apply for certain Third Country approvals On 2nd October, EASA issued a notice to say they […]

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September 25, 2018

Who holds the power in EU Aviation Agreements?

Who holds the power in EU Aviation Agreements?

It was recently reported that Chris Grayling had written to all the transport ministers from EU27 countries in an attempt to secure […]

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How will Aerospace be affected by No Deal?

How will Aerospace be affected by No Deal?

Government Technical Notices Yesterday the Government published a third round of Technical Notices, laying out what the UK will do in the […]

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August 29, 2018

Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?

Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?

As the date of the UK’s exit from the European Union comes closer without agreement on an orderly withdrawal, more focus is […]

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August 6, 2018

FIA18 Recap – Combat Air Strategy

FIA18 Recap – Combat Air Strategy

During Farnborough International Airshow, the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson launched the long-anticipated combat air strategy and used the Airshow as a platform […]

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Brexit
July 25, 2018

FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond

FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond

One of the major themes that was prominent through Farnborough Airshow was the dreaded ‘B’ word, Brexit. However coupled with speeches made […]

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June 26, 2018

Labour’s vision for defence

Labour’s vision for defence

Yesterday Nia Griffith, Shadow Defence Secretary for the Labour Party, provided insight into the party’s position on the future of UK’s defence […]

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June 12, 2018

MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions

MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions

Yesterday in the House of Commons, Members of Parliament questioned the Government on priorities for the UK defence industry and Combat Air. […]

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June 11, 2018

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on […]

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Parliament
June 8, 2018

House of Commons Defence Committee Highlights Importance of Defence Co-operation

House of Commons Defence Committee Highlights Importance of Defence Co-operation

On Friday 8th June the House of Commons Defence Committee published a report on the UK Government’s proposals for a future security […]

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June 6, 2018

Securing the Future: The UK’s new counter-terrorism strategy

Securing the Future: The UK’s new counter-terrorism strategy

A firm response to the 2017 terrorist attacks On Sunday 3rd June 2018 the UK marked one year since the horrific London […]

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June 1, 2018

Trump, steel and protectionism

Trump, steel and protectionism

After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three […]

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May 29, 2018

Will the UK launch its own Galileo?

Will the UK launch its own Galileo?

Last week saw increasingly active discussion of the UK’s future in Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system. On Monday, the Defence […]

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